Martyr Peter, in Phoenicia

Saint Peter was a prison guard who suffered in Phoenicia in the year 295 with the holy martyr Ananias the Presbyter and seven soldiers. During a persecution of Christians under the emperor Diocletian (284-305), Saint Ananias was brought before Maximus the governor of Phoenicia. He had been arrested for confessing Christ and for his refusal to worship idols.

Peter and seven other soldiers who came to believe in Christ were stationed to guard Ananias and witnessed his suffering. They were drowned in the sea after lengthy torture.

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The Orthodox Church in America

The Mission of The Orthodox Church in America, the local autocephalous Orthodox Christian Church, is to be faithful in fulfilling the commandment of Christ to “Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…”